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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday January 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM EST

Location

Excel Academy Rhode Island

622 Woonasquatucket Ave
North Providence, RI, 02911

Meeting Notice Posted Publicly: 1/28/25

 

Please note: All items listed on the agenda are subject to a possible vote by the Board of Trustees. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:15 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Brett Smiley 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
  D. Approve prior Board meeting minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on December 5, 2024  
  E. Board signatures for state grant Discuss Arthur Kaynor
II. Academic Oversight
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics.

  
III. Real Estate 6:18 PM
  A. Real Estate Search Updates Discuss Chris Reed, Andrew Solomon 30 m
IV. Governance 6:48 PM
  A. Executive Session (closed to the public) Vote Brett Smiley 10 m
   

Vote to enter Executive Session pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws s. 42-46-5(a)(8)(ii) exclusively for the purposes of reviewing matters that relate to the privacy of students and their records.

  • Executive Session Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws s. 42-46-5(a)(8)(ii) exclusively for the purposes of reviewing matters that relate to the privacy of students and their records.
  • Report on Actions Taken During Executive Session
  • Vote to seal Executive Session Meeting Minutes
  
V. Finance
 

N/A - No discussion or voting items.

  
VI. Other Business 6:58 PM
  A. FYI - Reminder about upcoming events & engagement goals FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

School Campus Tours

 

Excel RI

  • February 5 (next week!)
  • February 28
  • March 19
  • April 28

Excel MA

  • February 25
  • March 24
  • April 30

Annual CAPS Program update meeting via Teams on February 7, 8:30-10am

 

Save the Date: Excel Academy Charter High School Graduation - June 11, 2025

 

Reminder: Please schedule 1:1 Board engagement mid-year check-ins with Owen & Arthur.

  
VII. Closing Items 6:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brett Smiley 1 m

The public is welcome to attend any meeting of the Board of Trustees or its subcommittees. If communication assistance (readers/ interpreters/captions) or any other accommodations are needed to ensure equal participation, please contact Arthur Kaynor at akaynor@excelacademy.org at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Any changes in the agenda will be posted on Excel Academy Charter School’s website, Excel’s principal place of business, and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting. If you would like to attend a Board meeting and provide public comment, please sign up 48 hours in advance here: https://forms.gle/7315BJ7v1bHGGh2Q9.

 

Excel Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, country of ancestral origin, or veteran status in administration of its admissions or educational policies, curricular programs, other school-administered programs, or in its hiring and employment practices in accordance with applicable federal, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island laws and regulations.